The Nebraska beach volleyball team took to Queen's Beach in Honolulu, for the second day of the Queen's Cup Friday. The Huskers faced a pair of top-10 teams, falling 5-0 to California and 5-0 to Hawaii.
Two Husker pairs were able to push Hawaii to a third set. Bekka Allick and Lexi Rodriguez, NU's No. 3 team, lost their first set 21-19 but rebounded with a 21-19 win. However, Hawaii's team of Sarah Penner and Ilihia Huddleston pulled away 15-5 in the third set.
Hayden Kubik and Whitney Lauenstein dropped their first set to Hawaii's No. 5 pair of Sydney Rau-Kim and Amirah Ali 21-16, but bounced back to win 21-19. The Husker duo came up just short in the third set, falling 15-12.
The Huskers, now 5-8 this season, will compete in the knockout rounds of the Queen's Cup on Saturday. NU's opponent and match time will be determined late Friday night after other matches are completed.